Improvement in burial-caskets



w. G. ALGE0, sr. et w'. a. ALGEo, Jr.

Burial-Casket.

N0 159,059l P atented1an.26,1875.

YHE -FPHIC CD. PHTGLITNSQC. Ll PARK PLACE, NY.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

`WILLIAM G. ALGEO, SR., AND WILLIAM G. ALGEO, JR., OF ROCHESTER,

` PENNSYLVANIA.

IMPROVEMENT IN BURIAL-GASKETS.

Specification formingp art of Letters Patent No. 159 ,059, dated January26,1875; application filed September 11,1874.

To all whom 'it may concern:

Beit known that we, WILLIAM G. ALGrEo, Sr., and WILLIAM G. ALGEo, Jr.,of Roches ter, in the county of Beaver and State of' Pennsylvania, haveinvented a new and useful Iniprovement in Inside Finish for Coffins andGaskets; and we do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, andexact description thereof, reference being had to the accompanyingdrawing making a part of' this specification, in which- Figure lis aperspective view of a casket embodying our invention. Fig. 2 is a viewof' the top. Fig. 3 is a vertical longitudinal section, and Fig. 4 avertical transverse section.

Like letters of reference indicate like parts in cach.

. Our invention relates to the manner of finishing burial-caskets andcoffins; and it consists in providing the edges of the sides with aseparate rim or finish, which is the detached base rim of the top, saidrim projecting inwardly sufficiently far to give support to the lining,but not to such an extent as would narrow the casket, and projectingoutwardly, so that the upper faces of the finish or rim may be thickenedup and molded and rab beted, for thepurpose of guiding the top to itsseat, and for ornamentation.

Heretofore, in the manufacture of wooden cons, the edge ofthe coffin orcasket upon which the top rested has generally been made plain, so thatwhen the top was removed the body of the coffin had a box-likeappearance, unfinished, and often uneven. It is the object of thepresent invention to overcome such obj ectionable features bysurmounting the body of the casket or coffin with a separate rim, which is, infact, the rim or base of the top detached from the top, and connectedwith the case, so that, though serving as a inish to the casket when thetop is removed, yet, when the top is replaced, the whole presents theappearance of the ordinary casket or coin.

In the drawing referred to, A represents the coffin or casket, providedwith the top B. The edges of the body A are capped by a rim, a,extending entirely around the edge, and made to project beyondl theoutside edges, projecting inward sufficiently far to give attachment tothe lining, but not sufficient to narrow the casket. This rim a, ispermanently1 connected to the case A, and is thickened up at the pointa] or inner edge, so as to be molded, as shown in the drawing, orotherwise ornainented, and is also rabloeted at a2, to receive the top Band guide it to its seat. The top B is devoid of the usual base rim, butis rabbeted at b to correspond with the rim a., so that when the top isin position the rim a will appear to be a part of the top B. The top maybe faced at b, or where it cornes in contact with case A, with cloth orsimilar material, so as to deaden the noise th at is sometimes made whenthe top is placed on the casket. The top may be secured in the usualmanner.

The casket or coffin is of' wood, and constructed in the ordinary Way,except in so far as above specified.

Having thus described our invention, what we claim, and desire to secureby Letters Patent, is

In combination with a wooden coffin, a separate rim-piece, a, secured tothe coiin-edge, projecting inwardly to aord support for the lining, andhaving upon its inner edge an upwardly-projecting Bange, molded orotherwise ornamented upon its interior, and rabbeted or perpendicularupon its exterior side to hohl the cover, substantially as specified.

In testimony whereofwe, the said WILLIAM G. ALGEo, Sr., and WILLIAM G.ALGEO, J r., have hereunto set our hands.

WILLIAM G. ALGEO, SR'. WILLIAM G. ALGEO, JR. Witnesses:

F. W. RITTER, Jr., T. B. KEER.

